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Green design & eco innovation for a better worldTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:20:56 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1OOIIO Architecture Proposes Efficient New Headquarters for Iceland’s Vigdis Foundationhttp://inhabitat.com/ooiio-architecture-proposes-to-build-an-efficient-new-headquarters-for-icelands-vigdis-foundation/
http://inhabitat.com/ooiio-architecture-proposes-to-build-an-efficient-new-headquarters-for-icelands-vigdis-foundation/#commentsMon, 18 Feb 2013 20:30:30 +0000http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-2387/Iceland's Vigdis Foundation is devoted to the preservation of Icelandic culture and values, and for the foundation's new headquarters OOIIO Architecture has proposed a dynamic building that will host exhibitions, a theater, a cafe and a library. The architects]]>

Iceland’s Vigdis Foundation is devoted to the preservation of Icelandic culture and values, and for the foundation’s new headquarters OOIIO Architecture has proposed a dynamic building that will host exhibitions, a theater, a cafe and a library. The architects describe their design as a “rational building,” that will be energy-efficient and eye-catching enough to draw the attention of passing pedestrians.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/ooiio-architecture-proposes-to-build-an-efficient-new-headquarters-for-icelands-vigdis-foundation/feed/0OOIIO’s Patchwork City Encourages Residents to Customize Their Buildingshttp://inhabitat.com/ooiios-patchwork-city-encourages-residents-to-customize-their-buildings/
http://inhabitat.com/ooiios-patchwork-city-encourages-residents-to-customize-their-buildings/#commentsWed, 26 Sep 2012 21:00:44 +0000http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-1015/Designed by OOIIO Architecture, the Patchwork City Masterplan focuses on organizing the future growth of Linkoping, a city in southern Sweden with 100,000 inhabitants. The architects were challenged to experiment and explore new ways of designing cities -]]>

Designed by OOIIO Architecture, the Patchwork City Masterplan focuses on organizing the future growth of Linkoping, a city in southern Sweden with 100,000 inhabitants. The architects were challenged to experiment and explore new ways of designing cities – with all the complexities, sustainable construction systems and social cohesion aspects that a XXI st century city needs. The result is a contemporary city where the inhabitants colonize and personalize their own structure as they wish, crocheting pieces of their own city to generate a large patchwork together.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/ooiios-patchwork-city-encourages-residents-to-customize-their-buildings/feed/0OOIIO Architecture’s Women’s Prison in Iceland Is Filled with Light and Greeneryhttp://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-255/
http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-255/#commentsFri, 15 Jun 2012 17:30:56 +0000http://inhabitat.com/new-post-submission-255/Madrid-based OOIIO Architecture has developed a proposal for a female prison in Iceland. After interviewing people who live and work in the design team determined that the worst thing about living in a correctional facility is the feeling that you are actually]]>

Madrid-based OOIIO Architecture has developed a proposal for a female prison in Iceland. After interviewing people who live and work in the design team determined that the worst thing about living in a correctional facility is the feeling that you are actually in one. The resulting design doesn’t look like a typical penitentiary; instead, it resembles the cogs of a large watch, trading the dark spaces and small cells found in most prisons for a light, open structure with lots of greenery. Using prefabricated concrete panels, the construction will be economical, and efficient. The system will allow everything to be built on a short time line, with low carbon emissions. Covering the building with a thick peat layer, a vernacular design typical of Iceland, will let grass to grow over the structure to capture a natural facade.

Madrid-based OOIIO Architecture recently designed a 6-story housing project for Wurzburg, Germany. The colorful complex consists of 15 multi-faceted and sustainable apartment blocks that transform a former WWII runway into a spectacular green space for both residents and the public to enjoy. The buildings were inspired by a famous landscape exhibition in Germany called “Bundesgartenschau”, and special gardens cross the entire development. The development will aim to be net-zero and it will utilize green technologies throughout